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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit India for the second time this year, as Washington seeks to bolster ties with a strategic partner despite months of friction over a trade deal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Louvre is also aware of cybersecurity threats and is creating a dedicated unit within its security team to bolster its digital protections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

SpaceX plans to purchase Grain Management’s 800 MHz spectrum portfolio in a move to bolster its mobile ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"He was criticised by many on social media and our goal was to bolster his reputation as a philanthropist," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Each day, to bolster his spirits, his family reminded him of the future, the day he would stand unassisted, walk across the room.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

“The market has ample capacity to price hikes well beyond what economic fundamentals would justify for a modal expectation, which only further bolsters the greenback,” said Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Eli Lilly has agreed to pay up to $2.875 billion in cash for biotechnology company Merida Biosciences in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s immunology portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

In an earnings call in May, he said that ownership bolsters the facilities’ protection from “unwarranted litigation” around medical care and other detention conditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

They also used footage to piece together Mangione's alleged movements after the shooting, and ballistics and fingerprint evidence they claim bolsters their case.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

‘Guests unable to sleep in their beds, and good bolsters ruined and all! What are we coming to?’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

On Saturday, their numbers were bolstered by trade union members and other protest groups.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

It became one of several private seed herds that helped restock the continent and bolstered the herd at Yellowstone with 18 animals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Social media has bolstered the narcissistic machismo already present among many men and ubiquitous in fraternity life.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

But stacking a federal tax credit on top of the newly bolstered California production incentives could help give the state an edge when producers are pricing out location shoots, industry experts say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It wasn’t a lie, and Ophie just hoped it bolstered whatever pleas Penelope had made.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

Now, the prediction market is bolstering compliance protocols and expanding its executive ranks as it eyes an IPO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Brian Atlas of the “Whatever” podcast posted a video of the alleged victim drinking with Peters, as if it were exonerating evidence instead of bolstering the criminal case against him.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Instead of supporting and bolstering her as a creative in their midst, she became their salon host,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

Companies have even committed to building their own power plants, bolstering demand in the "picks and shovels" sectors like construction and logistics.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

A lack of introspection was good for bolstering your courage, but in the last months and weeks it had done damage to Milton.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides